super heavy artillery

Chapter 449
The game is like this, as long as the referee's whistle blows, everything is unknown.Regardless of the strength of the opposing team or how big the gap is, the performance of the players is the key to determining the trend of the game.The Thunder's players did not perform badly, but the sudden appearance of Rondo really made them very passive.

Donovan called a timeout.He is not sure whether Rondo will continue this feeling in the future.But not afraid of ten thousand, just in case!He didn't want to take the risk.Donovan, who has always been cautious, is unwilling to let the situation rot because of his luck.

Back from the timeout, An Luo crossed the court with two screens from Robertson and Adams, and got a shot in the right corner.Although the defensive end suffered setbacks, the offensive end did not have much impact.And through the first two contests, An Luo has adapted to Holiday's defensive strength.He was already able to make a sound on the offensive end in the last game, and he will naturally do better in this game.Of course, this is inseparable from Paul George's outstanding performance.He helped An Luo share a lot of the Pelicans' defensive attention.

After returning a three-pointer, the Thunder stabilized the situation.Next, switch them to defense.

Donovan didn't actually make any defensive tactical adjustments during the timeout.He still chose the strategy of double-teaming Davis and defending Holiday.As for Rondo, if he really can't keep up, then let him vote.Compared with Rondo, Davis and Holiday are much more threatening.Besides, he believed in his own judgment, Rondo could not always be so accurate.Moreover, if Westbrook, An Luo and Paul George's zone defenses are pushed slightly beyond the three-point line, Rondo will have fewer opportunities.

In this way, the two sides have reached the second half of the second quarter.At this time, An Luo was already sitting on the bench to rest.He still played the first half of the second quarter.After all, he's far more efficient when he's out in the rotation.But this time, Holiday was on the court.An Luo personally didn't take much advantage of it.But Kanter and the company commander are all in the bag.Everyone stared at An Luo, and they took the opportunity to score a lot.

In the second half of the game, the confrontation between the two sides became fierce.All kinds of petty actions and trash talk are becoming more and more frequent.Although the coach and the referee were urging, the conflict broke out in the end!In fact, in the first two games, there were many frictions, but the players were very restrained.The reason why this game broke out was all due to a call from the referee.

With 2 minutes left in the second quarter, Westbrook grabbed a rebound and started a fast break.It may be that the Pelicans are a little tired after playing for too long, and the Pelicans' retreat speed has become slower.Westbrook drove straight in and collided with Rondo at the free throw line.But this did not affect his breakthrough. Westbrook flashed to the right with his strength, bypassing Rondo and scoring a layup.At this time, the referee's whistle sounded!Westbrook thought it was a 2+1, but the referee made a gesture to invalidate the goal.

This time Westbrook will quit!He thought the goal was valid, and immediately found the referee's theory.At this time, the Thunder were still 5 points behind the opponent, and Westbrook was also anxious.But no matter how Westbrook explained to the referee, the opponent still insisted on the original judgment.

Later, Westbrook missed two free throws, and he was even more upset!And Rondo clapped his hands.

The rebound was picked up by Davis, who immediately handed the ball to Rondo.When the latter advanced to the three-point line with the ball, he broke in with Moore's cover.Westbrook switched defenses and got stuck in Rondo's breakthrough route first.But Rondo is extremely fast, as soon as Westbrook arrives on the front foot, Rondo arrives on the back foot.The two inevitably bumped into each other.

"beep~"

The two people who fell on the ground ignored the pushing and shoving, and turned their heads to stare at the referee at the same time.I saw him facing the technical table, making fists with both hands, with his forearms parallel to the ground, hitting twice on the waist, and then drew a "0" gesture with his pen.

"Thunder 0, block the foul!"

Rondo started clapping and cheering again, and gave the referee a thumbs up!Westbrook was extremely upset all of a sudden. As soon as he pushed Rondo away, he went to the referee to argue.Rondo was pushed by Westbrook and stopped doing it. He just slobbered at Westbrook!Then, the two hit it off.Players from both sides rushed together in an instant, of course, to fight.

The scene became chaotic for a while, and the game was forced to pause.In fact, Rondo and Westbrook didn't really do it.The two of them were head to head, talking trash all the time.

In the end, the referees played [-] rebounds each, and one of them gave a technical foul, and the conflict was considered to have subsided.

For the remaining 2 minutes, An Luo re-entered the field.In fact, he only rested for less than 3 minutes.But Westbrook really needs to be quiet, he can only play again.

Rondo wasn't on the court either, but An Luo had a good time for a while.However, after these twists and turns, the players on both sides have no desire to fight.In the end, the Thunder failed to tie the score.Of course, the Pelicans failed to widen the gap in one fell swoop.

The only goal the Thunder made came from An Luo.At the end of this quarter, he used Brewer's cover to grab the ball and throw the ball.However, because he stepped on the line, the ball can only be counted as two points.

At halftime, the reporters at the New Orleans Arena sprang into action.Westbrook became the focus of their visits.He was blocked directly in the player channel.If it weren't for the security guards of the arena who arrived in time, it would be difficult for Westbrook to get out.

After returning to the locker room, Westbrook calmed down a lot.A technical foul is a good thing, it always calms those irritable players.But the referee's question really annoyed the Thunder players very much!Westbrook is just the one who stands out.

"Guys, this is the home court of the Pelicans. We should be mentally prepared for such a penalty!" Donovan began his speech in the locker room: "As long as we are in this arena, we cannot avoid such things But what I want to say is that the referee can't decide the game. When a game can be swayed by the whistle, it must be because we are not ahead enough. We just need to do what we should do and play our own Everything is not a problem with my own game rhythm."

(End of this chapter)